Sickle cell disease refers to a group of inherited blood disorders with symptoms like anemia and blocked blood vessels. About 80% of the world's sickle cell disease cases occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of access to comprehensive ...
Aug 8, 2023
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In new findings from researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), non-Hispanic Black individuals diagnosed with a second primary cancer (SPC) experienced 21% higher cancer-related death rates and 41% higher cardiovascular-related ...
Aug 4, 2023
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People exposed to a wildfire within a year after having lung cancer surgery have significantly lower chances of survival compared to lung cancer patients who are not exposed to wildfires, researchers from Emory University, ...
Aug 1, 2023
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The concept of austerity featured prominently in the first round of hearings of the UK's COVID inquiry, which has recently come to a close. Notably, former chancellor George Osborne claimed that austerity had a "positive" ...
Jul 29, 2023
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In light of climate change and the impending transition to clean energy, many long-standing programs to address energy insecurity need to be refreshed. A new paper published in the journal Health Affairs provides growing ...
Jun 29, 2023
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Money woes have long been linked to worse health care. Now, a new study finds financially strapped patients often put off cancer screenings—only to learn they have the disease when it's advanced and tougher to treat.
Jun 6, 2023
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The value of unpaid care in England and Wales is now estimated to be £162 billion, exceeding that of the entire NHS budget in England for health service spending, which by comparison was £156 billion for 2020–21.
May 4, 2023
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The rising cost of cancer care puts patients and their caregivers at increased risk of experiencing financial toxicity, a term used to describe financial hardship caused by out-of-pocket treatment costs.
Mar 27, 2023
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New Curtin University-led research has found caregivers of neurodivergent children are more likely to experience clinically significant levels of stress, poor mental health, financial hardship, and negative relationships.
Feb 13, 2023
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Implementing financial coaching for parents of infants in a pediatric primary care setting reduced missed well-child care visit rates by half and significantly improved receipt of vaccinations at a timely age, according to ...
Feb 2, 2023
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